No casualties reported after landslide at Banting iron mine, say cops

SHAH ALAM: No casualties were reported after a landslide at an iron ore mine at Labohan Dagang, Banting on Sunday (Sept 4) say the police.

Kuala Langat district police chief Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor @ Saleh said the investigation revealed that an excavator had been buried under the rubble while the driver, a foreigner, managed to escape.

"The police were informed by a worker that the incident occurred at about 1 pm. However, no casualties or injuries were reported,” he said in a statement on Monday (Sept 5) after news of the incident went viral.

Ahmad Ridhwan said that efforts to remove the excavator are underway, and the mining company will lodge a report on Tuesday (Sept 6). - Bernama